ROCKY Simulation Prior to Chute Modification Using Non-Round Particles

ROCKY is a powerful, Discrete Element Method (DEM) program that quickly and accurately simulates particle behavior within a conveyor chute system. With a wide range of particle shapes, wet and dry contact rheologies, and streamlined calculations, ROCKY is the smart choice for evaluating your conveyor chute performance.
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Key Benefits*:
Increases belt life and capacity Eliminates blockages and belt punctures Decreases spillage and product degradation Reduces dust, noise, and belt power Defines ore trajectories Optimizes belt tracking Minimizes liner wear and maintenance

* Using optimized geometries

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Simulates Air Turbulence and Dust Flows using Gas Dynamics

Why Chute with ROCKY

Replicates dry, wet, and dust-like particles. ROCKY uses adjustable contact rheologies to simulate how moist particlessuch as clay behave differently than dry particles in a conveyor chute environment. In addition, coupled gas dynamic properties aid in dust control design. Simulates up to 2 million particles in various shapes and sizes. Using realistic stiffness, ROCKY replicates a nearly limitless array of particle shapes and size ranges (greater than 25:1) including faceted polyhedrons, rods, pellets, and briquettes.

Enables geometry import from a variety of CAD programs. ROCKY enables you to import STL and XGL geometry files directly into the software and automatically triangulates the boundaries. This allows you to see how particles act upon your exact design while still enabling you to iterate using the tools with which you are already familiar. Facilitates animated boundary components. ROCKY enables you to create moving and vibrating boundaries, such as gates that lift and turn, adding another level of realism to your chute simulations. Simplifies simulation setup. User-friendly menus and dialogs help you quickly input your parameters. Processes simulations faster and with double precision. Parallel scaling features enables ROCKY to process your simulations up to 25 times faster using up to 32 multi-core processors. Compared to single precision, this provides superior contact mechanic accuracy. Displays results in easy-to-understand formats. ROCKY uses different colors to represent how certain parameters and calculations such as power draw, shear intensities, and belt and liner wearact upon the particles and boundaries in your design. This enables you to see at-a-glance how your chute performs even before you review the metrics and graphs.

Calculates and Displays Wear Data

System Requirements
64-bit Windows Operating System (Windows Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7) A video card that supports OpenGL graphics 4 GB of free disk space (8 GB recommended) 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) (Recommended) Quad-core up to 32-core processor Two-button mouse with center wheel Screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 or higher (Optional) Autodesk Inventor

Provides Laboratory Calibration Support for Dry and Wet Particles

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How can ROCKY help your organization? Contact Comminution Technology at 360-671-2200, or visit our website at www.conveyor-dynamics.com. Design services available.
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